International Day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation – 6 February 2020
On the occasion of the international day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, an awareness raising event was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva with the aim of strongly reiterating the message that female genital mutilation (FGM) constitutes an unacceptable practice and a violation of the human rights of women and girls. […]
Read moreJanuary 27th: Holocaust Memorial Day
Twenty years after its establishment in Italy, Holocaust Memorial Day reminds us of the moral imperative, well before the legal duty, to honour the victims of the Holocaust and to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again. As President Mattarella last recalled on the occasion of his participation in Jerusalem at the solemn ceremony […]
Read moreItaly takes part to the 35th session of the Universal Periodic Review
During the 35th session of the UPR (20-31 January 2020), it will be reviewed the human rights situation of: Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Guinea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Spain, Lesotho, Kenya, Armenia, Guinea-Bissau, Sweden, Turkey, Grenada and Kuwait. Check below the interventions delivered by Italy: Armenia Grenada Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Kuwait Lao People’s Democratic […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Director General of the International Organization for Migration, Vitorino
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today at the Farnesina (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) with the Director General of the International Organization for Migration, Antonio Vitorino. During the meeting, Minister Di Maio expressed his deep appreciation for the role IOM plays in the management of migration flows and for […]
Read moreEnd-of-Year Message from the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella
Dear compatriots, tonight we’re entering the Twenties of the new century. A challenging decade is drawing to a close, characterised by a long economic crisis and rapid and impetuous changes. Over those years, many things have changed around us, in our lives and in our society. First and foremost, I would like to express to […]
Read moreDi Maio and Guterres in Brindisi for the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Global Service Center (UNGSC)
Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, together with the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, will attend the ceremony of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Global Service Center (UNGSC) in Brindisi. The UNGSC is the facility that provides logistics, geospatial intelligence, IT and Telecommunication services to all UN operations, and […]
Read moreSecretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, meets President Mattarella
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, received at the Quirinal the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, was present at the meeting. Click here to access the Quirinale website: www.quirinale.it
Read moreThe Global Refugee Forum in Geneva
The first Global Refugee Forum was held in Geneva between 16 and 18 december 2019. The GRF is a multi-sided event organized by UNHCR and Switzerland as a follow-up to the Global Compact on Refugees, adopted by the United Nations in December 2018. The event was structured in plenary sessions, thematic tables and membership commitments […]
Read moreThe ICRC Conference wraps up in Geneva. Ambassador Cornado: “A success”
“A success, which outlines a strategic path of common commitment of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and of the Member States, to face the great humanitarian challenges of our time” Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations of Geneva, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, said on the results of the negotiation marathon that led […]
Read moreItaly intervenes at the 33th Conference of the ICRC in Geneva
“It is necessary to increase the efforts of the international community, in synergy with the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement all the relevant actors to protect the lives of innocent civilians and the most vulnerable in conflict contexts in the world” – the Permanent Representative of Italy […]
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